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US Foods Appoints Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion from Search by Hanold Associates

CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2020) — US Foods has appointed Lourdes Diaz as Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion based in the Greater Chicago area. Hanold Associates’ Katrina Prospero, Sandra Peña and Jason Hanold led the search.

Lourdes Diaz comes to US Foods from Sodexo where she was Global Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Diversity & Inclusion. At US Foods, Ms. Diaz will be responsible for leading the design and execution of US Foods’ company-wide D&I strategy. Reporting to Senior Vice President of Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness Alyson Margulies, she will work to enhance and implement a three-year roadmap to deliver programs, solutions and connections to enable a more engaged workforce, leveraging D&I to create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

“Lourdes embodies everything the D&I function stands for,” said Katrina Prospero, Hanold Partner. “She will be an advocate for all employees within US Foods and will make an immediate impact in partnership with the rest of the talent team!”

Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, and generating more than $25.9 billion in annual revenue, US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading food service distributor. It markets and distributes fresh, frozen and dry food and non-food products to food service customers throughout the United States. The company’s customers include independently owned single- and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities and retail locations.

US Foods partners with approximately 300,000 restaurants and food service operators to help their businesses succeed, providing approximately 400,000 fresh, frozen and dry food stock-keeping units (SKUs) as well as non-food items, sourced from over 6,000 suppliers. With over 28,000 associates, more than 70 locations and a fleet of approximately 7,000 trucks, US Foods provides its customers with broad and innovative food offerings and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions.